KR100754432B1 - Method and apparatus for treatment of received message in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for processing a received message in a portable terminal are provided to analysis text rows of the received text message, enable the portable terminal to perform an associated operation on the basis of the analyzed result and enable a user to receive the received message by using sense organs, thereby enabling the user to be excited. A method for processing a received message in a portable terminal comprises the following steps of: converting inputted voice into text rows; selecting responses of the portable terminal corresponded to the text rows and the converted text rows(S400); performing responses corresponded to the text rows when a registered text row is present in the received message(S402); and determining response time related to the registered text row according to display time of an indication unit by the registered text row when at least two registered text rows are included in the received message.

Description

Method and apparatus for handling received message in mobile terminal {Method and apparatus for treatment of received message in mobile phone}

1 is a view showing the structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a character string in an emotion expression mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a menu of a mobile terminal for setting an emotion expression mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of processing a message received by a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for processing a received message of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, a message processing method of analyzing a message content constituting a received message and instructing the mobile terminal to perform a corresponding response according to the analyzed message content. It is about.

In general, a mobile terminal is a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal communication services phone (PCS), an IMT-2000 terminal (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000), and a GSM ( It refers to a device that provides a communication function such as a terminal, such as a global system for mobile communication.

The portable terminal as described above is a device commonly used anywhere in the world regardless of gender, age, and is recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times. As a result, portable terminals are becoming smaller, slimmer, and lighter in consideration of their portability, and are moving toward multimedia in which various functions can be pursued.

In general, a mobile terminal user may subscribe to a communication service provider to perform voice and data communication through a mobile communication terminal. A user carries a mobile terminal, and wirelessly transmits and receives information with another subscriber via a base station of a communication service provider subscribed through the mobile terminal.

As a result, more information is available more conveniently because of the time- and location-constrained advantage of conventional landline phones. Accordingly, the communication service provider may send and receive text messages between subscribers, as well as a short messaging service (SMS) that may receive, for example, news, sports relay, etc. information from the communication service provider. To the user.

The short message service generally transmits a message to a user using a paging channel on a mobile communication network, apart from a call channel, so the amount of data that can be transmitted is limited, but the message can be transmitted even when the user is not connected to the mobile communication system. It can be delivered and has the advantage of delivering information directly to multiple users in a short time. Therefore, recently, due to such an advantage, the number of users who send and receive short messages using a mobile terminal is increasing rapidly.

The existing text message displays the contents of the text message prepared by the user of the transmitting terminal through the mobile communication network on the display unit of the receiving terminal. That is, the contents of the existing text message have been transmitted through the user's vision of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, there is a need for a method for delivering the contents of a text message to a user of a mobile communication terminal in a more various manner.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to propose a method for delivering the contents of the message to the user of the mobile terminal in various ways.

Another object of the present invention for solving the problem is to propose a method that can increase the message usage by inducing interest of the mobile terminal user using the message.

In contrast, the present invention relates to a method of processing a received message in a mobile terminal, the method comprising: registering at least one string and a response of the mobile terminal corresponding to each string, and analyzing the received message and registering a string; And a process for performing a response corresponding to the string if the registered string is included in the message.

In contrast, the present invention provides a device for setting a response according to a received message in a portable terminal, the input unit receiving a response of the portable terminal corresponding to the at least one string and the string included in the received message; If so, the present invention proposes a message processing apparatus comprising a control unit for instructing to perform a response corresponding to the character string.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. At this time, it should be noted that the same elements in the accompanying drawings are represented by the same reference numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the RF unit 123 performs a wireless communication function of the portable terminal. The RF unit 123 may include an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal. The modem 120 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating a transmitted signal, a receiver for demodulating and decoding a received signal, and the like. The audio processor 125 may configure a codec, and the codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice. The audio processor 125 converts and reproduces the digital audio signal received from the modem 120 into an analog signal through an audio codec or converts an analog audio signal generated and transmitted from a microphone into a digital audio signal through an audio codec. It performs the function of transmitting to the modem 120. The codec may be provided separately or included in the controller 110.

The memory 130 may be composed of program memory and data memories. The program memory may store programs for controlling general operations of the portable terminal. In addition, the data memory temporarily stores data generated while executing programs.

The controller 110 controls a general operation of the portable terminal. In addition, the controller 110 may include a modem 120 and a codec.

In addition, the controller 110 displays the received message in a normal mode or in an emotion expression mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. The normal mode is a mode in which the received text message is displayed through the display unit 160 without any processing. The emotion expression mode is a mode in which the received text message is processed and displayed through the display unit 160 or displayed using other functions of the mobile terminal. Detailed description of the emotion expression mode will be described later.

The camera unit 140 captures image data, and includes a camera sensor for converting the photographed optical signal into an electrical signal and a signal processor for converting the analog image signal photographed from the camera sensor into digital data. Herein, it is assumed that the camera sensor is a CCD sensor, and the signal processor may be implemented by a digital signal processor (DSP). In addition, the camera sensor and the signal processor may be integrally implemented and may be separately implemented.

The image processor 150 performs a function of generating screen data for displaying an image signal output from the camera unit 140. The image processor 150 processes the image signal output from the camera unit 140 in units of frames, and outputs the frame image data according to the characteristics and size of the display unit 160. In addition, the image processing unit 150 includes an image codec and performs a function of compressing the frame image data displayed on the display unit 160 in a set manner or restoring the compressed frame image data to original frame image data. The image codec may be a JPEG codec, an MPEG4 codec, a wavelet codec, or the like. It is assumed that the image processor 150 has an On Screen Display (OSD) function, and the controller 110 may output on-screen display data according to the screen size displayed under control.

The display unit 160 displays an image signal output from the image processor 150 on a screen and displays user data output from the controller 110. Herein, the display unit 160 may use an LCD. In this case, the display unit 160 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. In this case, when the LCD is implemented using a touch screen method, the LCD may operate as an input unit.

The key input unit 127 includes keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions.

2 illustrates an example in which a mobile terminal user registers a word to be used for an emotional expression in an emotional expression mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a process of registering a word to be used for expressing an emotion by a portable terminal user will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

In step S200, the mobile terminal receives a selection of the emotion expression mode menu from the user.

First, a method of switching between the normal mode and the emotion expression mode will be described. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the general mode and the emotion expression mode use a menu implemented in the mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the portable terminal of the present invention adds a 'mode setting' menu to one of message-related menus. Modes of the 'mode setting' menu include a normal mode and an emotion expression mode. Of course, other modes than the normal mode and the emotion expression mode described above may be included in the portable terminal.

The user may operate one of the key input units to select one of a plurality of modes including a general mode and an emotion expression mode desired by the user. According to the present invention, the mobile terminal enters the emotion expression mode when a user selects an emotion expression mode menu to register a word to be used for emotion expression.

In step S202, the portable terminal receives a selection menu of emotion expression string. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the user selects the emotion expression mode menu, submenus of the emotion expression mode menu are displayed. The submenus of the emotion expression mode include menus such as 'registering the expression string', 'modifying the expression string', and 'delete the expression string'.

In step S204, the mobile terminal registers a character string to be used for emotion expression in 'emotion expression string registration'. In general, registration of a character string to be used for emotion expression is performed by the user manipulating the key input unit. That is, the user inputs a desired character string by operating the key input unit.

In step S206, the portable terminal sets a response of the portable terminal to express the emotion corresponding to the registered character string. As an example, when the registered string is 'vibration', 'ring', or 'shake', the user may set the portable terminal to vibrate. Table 1 below shows an example of setting a response of the mobile terminal to express the emotion corresponding to the registered character string.

The registered string Reaction of mobile terminal Heart, heart, hearts, love Heart image output Vibration, ringing, trembling Mobile terminal vibration Thinking, head, ideas Head image output ... ... Light, sunshine, shiny Periodic repetition of LED on / off on mobile terminal

The image output from the mobile terminal may use an image stored in the mobile terminal or use a downloaded image. The user may download a desired image from a server of a mobile communication company or from a neighboring mobile terminal. In this case, the server of the mobile communication company may request a certain charging for the user who downloaded the image.

'Modify the emotion expression string' is selected when the response of the registered emotion expression string and the corresponding mobile terminal is modified. 'Delete the emotion expression string' is selected when deleting the registered emotion expression string and the response of the mobile terminal corresponding thereto.

4 illustrates a process of confirming a received message in an emotion expression mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a process of checking a received message in the emotion expression mode will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

In step S400, the mobile terminal selects a message to check from among the received messages. As described above, the user selects a message to check by manipulating the key input unit of the mobile terminal.

In step S402, the mobile terminal sequentially analyzes the strings constituting the selected message. The portable terminal sequentially determines whether there is a string identical to the string registered in FIG. 2 among the strings constituting the selected message. If there is an identical string, the mobile terminal moves to step S404, and if there is no identical string, the mobile terminal goes to step S406.

In step S404, if there is the same string, the portable terminal checks the response of the portable terminal corresponding to the registered string, and sets to perform the registered response when the registered string is displayed through the display unit of the portable terminal. The mobile terminal performing step S404 proceeds to step S402 and sequentially analyzes the remaining strings constituting the selected message.

In step S406, the mobile terminal sequentially displays the contents of the selected message through the display unit. Of course, if there is a string registered in the selected message, the reaction of the registered mobile terminal is simultaneously performed as set in step S404.

Hereinafter, the mobile terminal's response time and message output method for the registered character string will be described. In connection with the present invention, the display unit of the portable terminal is divided into two areas including a first area and a second area. The first area is an area for outputting an image corresponding to the registered character string, and the second area is an area for outputting the content of the message.

If the messages output from the second area cannot be output all at once, the messages can be output in a sliding form. In this case, the direction in which the content of the message slides may be output from the lower side to the upper side, or may be output from the left side to the right side. That is, when the number of lines of the message displayed in the second area is 1, the content of the message slides from left to right. When the number of lines of the message displayed in the second area is at least 2, the content of the message moves from the lower side to the upper side. It is desirable to allow sliding.

When the message output from the second area is output at one time, the response time of the mobile terminal with respect to the registered character string is calculated using the number of character strings output on one line and the number of registered character strings output on one line. As an example, assume that the number of strings output in one line is four and the number of registered strings is two. The user can preset the time taken to read one string. Assuming that the time taken to read one string is 1 second, the response time for the registered one string is 2 seconds.

Hereinafter, a case in which a message output from the second area cannot be output at one time, that is, a case in which the received message is output in a sliding form will be described. First, a case in which the received message is output in a sliding form from left to right will be described.

In this case, if there is a registered character string, the portable terminal starts a corresponding reaction, and if the next registered character string is output in a sliding form on the left side of the display unit, the corresponding reaction ends. The mobile terminal then starts a response corresponding to the next registered string. Of course, the portable terminal may be set to maintain a corresponding response for a set time when the registered character string is displayed in the center portion of the display unit.

When the received text message is output in a sliding form from the lower side to the upper side, the response time is calculated by using the time required for the movement of one line to the upper line and the registered character string included in the specific line. If a specific line takes two seconds to move up one line, and there are two registered strings included in a specific line, the response time for the registered string is one second.

In addition, in the case of a mobile terminal having a voice recognition function, the user registers a character string using the voice recognition function. That is, the user stores a specific character string in the mobile terminal as a voice, and sets the response to be performed when the stored character string is included in the message.

When the mobile terminal receives the text message, the mobile terminal analyzes whether the received text message includes a text string registered by voice, and performs a corresponding reaction when the text string is included in the text message. In case of a voice message, the mobile terminal analyzes whether the received voice message includes a string registered as a voice and performs a corresponding response when the registered string is included in the voice message.

In addition, in the case of a mobile terminal implemented in the fragrance expression system, the user can register the character string to a specific fragrance. As an example, when the received text message includes the string 'flower', the mobile terminal injects the floral fragrance using a fragrance expression system.

In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention, which is appended in the claims.

As described above, the present invention analyzes the text string of the received text message and allows the mobile terminal to perform the corresponding operation based on the analyzed result. In this way, the user of the mobile terminal receives the received message using other sensory means, not just visually. As such, by receiving the message using other sense means, it is possible to induce the interest of the user who received the message.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete In the method for setting the response according to the received message in the mobile terminal, Converting the input voice into a string, Setting a response of the converted character string and the portable terminal corresponding to the character string; If the received message includes a registered string, the response corresponding to the string is performed, And if at least two registered character strings are included in the received message, determining a response time for each registered character string according to the time when the registered character strings are displayed on the display unit. In the device for setting the response according to the received message in the mobile terminal, An input unit for receiving a voice and receiving a response of at least one string and the portable terminal corresponding to the string; Converts the input voice into a character string and registers it in the response of the mobile terminal, and if the received message includes at least two registered character strings, responds to each registered character string according to the time when the registered character string is displayed. And a control unit which controls to determine and execute the time. The portable terminal of claim 8, wherein the portable terminal comprises: And a display unit for outputting an image corresponding to a registered character string according to the instruction of the controller.

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